(949)-412-3134
anita_jhalani@yahoo.com
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ANJANI AMBEGAOKAR
SUNDAR KALA KENDRA

Anjani Ambegaokar is a senior guru, choreographer, and renowned artist of Kathak dance who was awarded the National Endowment for The Arts National Heritage Fellowship for lifetime achievement in her field. Anjani teaches Kathak at UC Irvine as a visiting lecturer and was the lead choreographer for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2008 production of The Clay Cart. Anjani's dance school, Sundar Kala Kendra, has trained several hundred students over nearly 25 years and her professional touring company, Anjani Dance Theatre, has performed all over the USA, Canada, Europe and India, featuring the exceptionally trained dancers of Sundar Kala Kendra.

(909) 595-8934
anjania@aol.com
www.sundarkalakendra.org
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ANJANI GUPTA

Anjani Gupta is a practicing artist and digital graphic designer. With a degree in Fine Arts & Graphic Design, she has been teaching art for the last six years in Irvine. In addition, she has been creating custom art pieces, working with different media such as acrylics, oil and watercolors. She also uses traditional Indian techniques such as glass painting, nib painting, metal embossing and carving. Art is her passion which she enjoys sharing with the community. To fulfill this dream, her company VisnArt was formed: to convert vision into art.

(949) 735-2672
Gupta_anjie@yahoo.com
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Charenjeet Singh learned from Pandit Jagdish Mohan Ji, of Kirana Gharana, in Gandarva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi . CJ's range includes singing the melodious songs of Mohd Rafi to the soulful ghazals of Jagjit Singh to the Sufi Qawaallis of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to the blasting bhangra of Daler Mehndi. Some of his recent highlights: collaborating on the music for several films, including Outsourced, The Other End of the Line, and Holyman, as well as NBC's television series Mismatch with Alicia Silverstone. He has performed with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Ghulam Ali Sahib, Sonu Nigham, Daler Mehndi, A.R. Rehman, Sukhbir, Ustad Tari Khan Sahib, Pt. Ravi Shankar Ji, Salil Chaudhary Ji, and many prominent singers from India and Pakistan.

213-448-3636
cjvirdi@yahoo.com
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DEEPALI VORA
NITYA SHETRA SCHOOL OF DANCE

Guru Deepali Vora is the founder and director of Nitya Shetra Dance School of Southern California, one of the leading schools of Bharatanatyam. She arrived from Chennai, India and opened her school doors in 1997. Deepali has received rigorous training in the Thanjavur style of Bharatanatyam from Guru Madurai Muralidharan of the Nrityakshetra Dance School in Chennai, India. She started off as an assistant teacher to Guru Muralidaran before she moved here and started her own school. Deepali has won much acclaim for her performances in India and the United States. She has over 250 dance credits to her name. Her complex footwork mingled with her grace, expression, imagination, and creativity gives her the unique style that makes her one of the leading gurus in Southern California.

310-525-0301
Nityashetra@yahoo.com
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IQBAL SINGH GREWAL
Coordinator, Punjabi Community Center

(714) 282-8607
(714) 915-1366
grewal998@aol.com
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JAYARAM RAO
Kannada Kali

(949) 439-6277
gnirand@hotmail.com
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JYOTI PRAKASH MISTRY

Born in 1970, Jyoti Prakash started learning tabla at a very early age from his father Sri Nagendranath. He later studied with Pt. Abhijit Banerjee, one of the top ranking tabla players in India, who is a veteran student of the illustrious guru Pt. Gyan Prakash Ghosh. In addition to tabla, Jyoti Prakash has also learnt other Indian percussion instruments under the guidance of Sri Brojen Biswas, a well-known percussionist in India. He is a regular performing artist on All India Radio and Doordarshan (television). He currently teaches at Dhwani Academy Of Percussion, in San Diego, Irvine and Los Angeles, a prestigious institution founded by Pt. Abhijit Banerjee.

(714) 396-4083
jyotidhwani@yahoo.com
www.abhijitbanerjee.com
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KSHEMI
YOGA CENTER OF CA

Enjoy classical yoga taught in an easy, natural way - great for beginners. Kshemi, a teacher at Yoga Center of California, focuses the asanas (exercises) on the body/mind connection and she also offers meditation instruction, energization and breathing practices. Yoga Center of California has been a leading center in Orange County for classical yoga since 1970. Students who sign up for Kshemi's class at Ektaa may also attend Yoga Center classes. Kshemi studied yoga with Yoga Master Ramakrishna Ananda at Yoga Center of California for 21 years and has been a teacher at the center for 13 years.

(949) 646-8281
Kshmx-yoga@yahoo.com
www.yogacenter.org
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LAKSHMI KRISHNAMOORTHY

Born in South India, Lakshmi Krishnamoorthy's training in music, particularly bhajans, helped her to connect with Indian philosophy and scriptures. She developed a keen interest in Vedanta and scriptures such as the Bhagavad Gita in her early years. She shared her training in music by teaching bhajans and coordinated the Sarada Bhajan Mandali in Chennai for over a decade. When she moved to the USA she felt the need to impart basic values and Indian cultural heritage to the next generation. That was the beginning of the Bala Vihar classes she has been conducting for over 20 years. The classes familiarize children with stories from epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharatha and emphasize important values.

(949) 552-9043
ksk8191@yahoo.com
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NAKUL DEV MAHAJAN
NDM DANCE STUDIOS

Nakul Dev Mahajan, “Hollywood's Favorite Bollywood Choreographer,” is the Founder and Artistic Director of the premiere Bollywood dance company in the United States, NDM Bollywood Dance Productions & Studios in Los Angeles. With over 15 years of professional experience, Nakul has become a Bollywood ambassador, bringing the Art of Bollywood dancing to diverse audiences throughout the US and beyond. Nakul's unique dance style and choreography fuses a diverse repertoire including Indian classical styles, such as Kathak, Bharata Natyum, Bhangra, and Folk; and, western staples including Ballroom, Latin, Hip-hop, Modern, and Jazz. Nakul's work and vision to open the first Bollywood dance studio in the nation has created national press and entertainment attention, including features on ABC Nightline, Time Magazine, and The Los Angeles Times.

He has worked with a plethora of celebrities such as Natalie Portman, David Schwimmer, Chris Kattan, Steve Carrel, and Kal Penn, to name a few. His major Hollywood choreography credits include Passions, The Office, Character Fantasy, MTV, E! Entertainment, and Good Morning America. Nakul's choreography on So You Think You Can Dance and Superstars of Dance has garnered international interest and secured his role as Hollywood's Favorite Bollywood Choreographer.

Nakul has been graced with various awards and accolades, including being chosen as Mr. India California and over fifty prestigious dance awards in the South Asian community in the United States. Nakul also contributes his talents for various South Asian charities throughout the year for children in poverty and women in abusive conditions.

(562) 402-7761
ndmdancestudios@yahoo.com
www.ndmdance.com
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PREETI SINGH

(949) 856-4589
G4210@aol.com
www.sahajayoga.org
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RAMYA HARISHANKAR
ARPANA SCHOOL OF DANCE

Ramya Harishankar combines the elegance, grace and suppleness of the Vazhavoor School of Bharata Natyam with the distinctive ability to express all shades of emotion with sensitivity and intuition. She has imbibed these qualities under legendary gurus: the late Swamimalai K. Rajaratnam and Padma Bhushan Kalanidhi Narayanan.

In 1982, Harishankar established Arpana, which has grown to become a premier school of Bharata Natyam in California. In 2007, the 25th anniversary of the Arpana School of Dance was recognized with several citations and awards from the State Senate, County of Los Angeles and cities and organizations in Southern California, as well as the Helene Modjeska Cultural Legacy Award from Arts OC, the countywide arts organization in Orange County. The Arpana Dance Company (ADC), made up of the graduates of the school, has performed under her guidance in the US, Europe and India.

Harishankar has also received several grants from the California Arts Council, the Alliance for California Traditional Arts, the Fund for Folk Culture and the National Endowments for the Arts (NEA). As an artist on the Arts Teach and Arts Connect roster of the Orange County Performing Arts Center, she has been sharing her art with schoolchildren all over Southern California. Her solo career spanning more than three decades has taken her all over the world, performing extensively in India, S. E. Asia, the Far East, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Canada and the US.

(949) 874-3662
ramya@danceramya.com
www.danceramya.com
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RASHMI FITTER

Rashmi Fitter has been teaching yoga for over 25 years. She has trained in many leading yoga institutes in India. She frequently travels back to India for further studies to refine her practice and work towards self-realization. Her yoga classes offer personal attention in traditional forms. She takes careful consideration in training her students in difficult postures with the use of props to avoid injuries. Handouts are provided to continue practice at home. Students learn correct postures, proper breathing, meditation, relaxation, cleansing methods and therapy. The benefits of yoga include improved posture, increased flexibility and stamina, general good health, reduced stress, and a feeling of satisfaction and confidence

(949) 551-4545
www.yogawithrashmi.com
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REETU PATEL

Move Bollywood Prodcutions Pioneering in Bollywood Musical Theatre. A powerful scene, a finely tuned emotion, or nothing at all precedes a Bollywood song, and that is the charisma of Bollywood dance. Item songs, love songs, folk songs, A Bollywood song is incomplete without the melodrama in a Bollywood Movie. Reetu Patel is here to offer Bollywood Musical Theatre, where we will dance, sing, laugh, and cry. Move Bollywood musical theatre will help each student live his & her Bollywood dream.Reetu is from Mumbai, India. Reetu has been dancing for 23 years, and acted on Indian television with some of the renowned production companies, Balaji Telefims, Shobhna Desai & Vipul Amritlal Shah productions, Rajesh Seth productions, Raj Kumar Santoshi Films, Satish Kaushik productions, Bharat Bala productions and many more. With Move Bollywood Musical Theatre, Reetu is here to offer her talent in acting and dancing.

909-289-1203
ash7ree@yahoo.com
www.movebollywood.com
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